The Greenhouse Sensor measures the light intensity, atmospheric humidity, ambient temperature, and soil moisture inside a terrarium or closed environment. Designed for use with PASCO’s Greenhouse Sense and Control Kit (PS-2997), the Greenhouse Sensor provides students with the real-time data they need to monitor conditions, chart patterns, and optimize their terrarium for sustained growth.
With the Greenhouse Sensor, students can monitor terrarium conditions in real time, displaying measurements as digits, tables, or graphs within SPARKvue or PASCO Capstone on their personal devices. Greenhouse Sensor measurements can also be used in custom Blockly programs to automate plant care, while teaching students about the role of coding and technology in modern agricultural monitoring.
Monitor, study, and automate terrarium conditions by adding a //control.Node and accessory, such as the Grow Light (PS-3347), the USB Fan (PS-6206), or the USB Pump (SE-6208).
- Measures light intensity, humidity, temperature, and soil mositure
- Designed especially for contained spaces, such as an EcoChamber or terrarium.
- Measurements can be used as code input to automate terrarium conditions.
- Operating Temperature : -40 deg C to 80 deg C
- Light Level Sensor : Wavelength Range: Visible Spectrum (400 to 700 nm)
- Light Level Sensor : Range: Approximately 600 to 50,000 lx (not calibrated)
- Light Level Sensor : Resolution: 1 lx
- Light Level Sensor : Accuracy: 5%
- Light Level Report Out : 0% to 100% of max reading
- Ambient Temperature : Range: -40 deg C to 80 deg C
- Ambient Temperature : Resolution: 0.01 deg C
- Ambient Temperature : Accuracy: ±0.5 deg C
- Humidity : Range: 0% to 95% non condensing
- Humidity : Resolution: ±0.02%
- Humidity : Accuracy: ±3%
- Temp, Light, & Humidity Sensor Power Use : 0.98 mA at 3.3 V DC
- Soil Moisture : Range: 0% to 45%
- Soil Moisture : Resolution: 0.1%
- Soil Moisture : Accuracy: ±5%
- Soil Moisture : Power Use: 3 mA at 5 V DC
- Soil Moisture : Probe Cable Length: 2 m
- Logging : No
